Checking the salaries,that trade doesn't make sense(if we're indeed planning a 2014 run)
Both Hayes and Thornton have salaries after that year and wil be making almost 15 mil combined
T-Rob as we know,will be on the rookie scale and we'd have his option
How about a 4 team trade?Kings don't know what they'll do with Gasol,he's useless to them
Minny however,especially with Love out,would happily want Pau if they don't have to give up too much
Lakers out:Gasol,Jamison,Blake,Ebanks
Lakers in:Robinson,Terry,Ridnour,Brooks,Cunningham
Kings out:Cousins,Hayes,Brooks,Robinson
Kings in:D.Williams,Sullinger,Bradley,Melo,Blake,1st round picks from Celtics and Wolvez
Celtics out:Bradley,Sullinger,Melo,Terry,picks
Celtics in:Cousins,Hayes
Wolvez out:D.Williams,Ridnour,Cunningham,picks
Wolvez in:Gasol,Jamison,Ebanks
Celtics and Wolvez get what they want,Cousins and Gasol,taking a few other contracts in the process and sending a few 1st round picks to the Kings(we don't have any)
Lakers get nothing spectacular,but solid role players...we shore up our PG position and get a big prospect in Robinson and a scorer off the bench in Terry
The trade works better then the rumored one,only Terry has a contract running after 2014 but it's only 5 million,not 15 ,what Hayes+Thornton would be
We get rid of Blake's contract,and 2 bench warmers in Jamison and Ebanks in the process....waive DJO to have enough roster spots
Kings get a few young players (Williams,Sullinger,Melo,Bradley) and get rid of Hayes' ugly contract...they get multiple 1st round picks too in exchange for the headcase Cousins,who may walk out(very possible too ) for free after his rookie contract expires
The trade makes every team better right now(considering what they gave and what they received) except the Kings,who sucked anyway,and who'd get pieces for the future
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=at864j7Only the Kings would hesitate to pull the thrigger IMO in that scenario....